Gas-meter.



J. R. ARMSTRONG.

GAS METER.

APPLICATION TILED JAN.14, 1910.

Patented May 9, 1911.

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INVENTOR S E s 5 E N H w J. R. ARMSTRONG.

GAS METER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1910. 991,927. Patented May 9, 1911.

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VWTNESSES INVENTOR J. R. ARMSTRONG.

GAS METER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14,1910.

Patented May 9, 1911.

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INVENTOR J. R. ARMSTRONG.

GAS METER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14,1910.

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Patented May 9, 1911.

. 6 i I floi WITNESSES |NVENTOR .116 yms w/ W R. ARMSTRONG, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR O'E ONE-THIRZD TO WILLIAM H. IRVIN, F IITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAS-METER.

991,927. Specification Letters Patent Patented May SI, 1911. Application filed January 14. 1910. Serial No. 58'1395.

To all whom it may CO'RCMTLJ 2 and int-losing the outer measuring chain- Be it known that 1, JAMES R. i-imis'rno'xo, l hers at, 53, respectively. A pair of measurof Pittsburg. in the county of Allegheny ing chambers is thus provided at caclrside of and State of Pennsylvania, have invented partition 3, the chambers of each pair being certain new and useful Improvements in separated by a rigid partition Specured in Gas-Meters, of which the following is a the joint between parts 2 and 6 and prospeeification. vided with a relatively large opening 9 hav- This invention relates to that type of gas ing its edge flanged at 10. The diaphragm meter wherein the flow to and from the I bellows 11. is secured to flange 10'hy a Wrap- 10 measuring chambers is controlled by slide ping 12, while a similar wrapping 12 sc- 65 valves. In the present adaptation the inicures the bellows to the diaphragm bond 13. provements are applied to a double meter, i This head is srnallerthan opening 9 and may 1'. e., one having two pairs of measuring enterthe same or pass thcrethrough as oochambers with a slid valve for each pair. easion may require. 15 One obycct is to provide improved operat- Body 2 is extended -up\\'-;\rdly from the 70 the valves, the resulting advantages being 14, and is broadened and lengthened and its fully stated hereinafter. top edge surfaced to receive the removable A further purpose is to improve the con upper portion 1: ol' the metercasing, with 2 neetions between the lag rods and the diathe main portion o't'1 the spaceinclosed by 75 phragms, also improved means for preventpart 15 forming a chamber 16 for delivering ing connections between the flag rods and circular casing tornnit-ion indicated at ing the diaphragms from oscillating while gas from inlet 17 to the armrsunng chambers. reciprocating between the measuring eham- A plate 18 is secured in one end of 'chaiiiber hers. 1G, and formed therein are the two valve Still a further ohjeet to arrange the seats 19 which converge toward inletli', and S0 diaphragms in conjunction with rigid partr operative thereon are the two slide valves tions separating the measuring chambers. 20. Three ports :21, 22, and 23 are termed The invention includes improved autothrough each seat and communicate with matie means for preventing the meter from ducts or ports (attending to the several ehamrunning backward. hers as follows'i Ports 21 communicate with 85 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 1 ducts 21 which open straightdownward is avertieal longitudinal section of a meter into the inner measuring chambers 4t. and 5, embodying the invention, taken on line 1---l t respectively. Ports 23 communicate with of Fig. 2, and Fig. 9 is a cross-section on t the tortuous ducts 23" extending to the outer line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and i are sec measuring chambers t and 5', respectively. 90 tional plans on lines 3-3 and i e, respec- The intermediate ports jeornmrrrricate with tively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan of ducts 32 which lead to ehamber 24, from the casing with the delivery-ehamber incloswhich extends the outlet or discharge con- 7 ing top portion removed and the valve seat nection 35. Each of valves .20 is arched plate removed. In Fig. (3 half of the deliv-- upwardly to provide a cavity 20 on its una cry side oft-he meter is shown in elevation der side which establishes, communication and the other half on line (3 6 of Fig. 5. between the outlet port 22 and either port Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the t 21 or port/23, accordingfio the position of valves and actuating mechanismshown in the valve, for emptying either the inner or a ditierent position. Fig. Sis a'erossseetion outer chamber of the pair of measuring 100 of the delivery side of the meter taken on chmnhers [controlled tlierriby. While one lines 8-8 of Figs. 1 and 7. Fig. 9 is a de-- chamber is thus oniptying', the other chamtail of the. latch for preventing backward her is filling from cl'ramber 16 through the movement. uncovered port 21 or 223.115 the case may be.

As here shown the casing of the tour- The slide valves are actuated by flag rods .05 chamber meter consists of a substantially cir- 26, mounted in the inner measuring chamcular body portion 2, partitioned centrally hers 4 and 5 andextending vertically into deat 3 to form the two inner measuring chamlivery chamber 16, with their upper ends bers 4 and 5, and with daps or heads (5 fitoperatively connected t'o the valves. But beting and secured to the ppen sides of body I fore describing these connections I will refer as shown.

to the manner of mounting said rods andthereof soldered or brazed to rod 26, sleeve' E29 embracing the leg and rod and forming part of the essentially rigid connect-ion. The outer leg 30 of arm viewed in plan, is in line with the center of the diaphragm and extends upward loosely through guide 31 secured to the diaphragm, with its upper extremity engaged by hearing 32 also secured to the diaphragm. Parts 81 and 32 may be conveniently formed in one piece,

The oppositely extending portions 33 of guide 31 are slotted at 33, and loosely entered in these slots are the depending arms 34 of the inverted U-shaped guide 34, suspended from bearings 35 at the top of the measuring chamber. As a result of this construction the diaphragm heads are supported against sagging by the free hinge or pivotal connection with the flag arms, this without interfering with the operation of said arms and without exerting any binding stress on the operating parts. The swinging guides 34 are entirely free of supporting strains such as would result if positively connected to the diaphragms, and as said guides each swing in a-tlxcd path they hold the diaphragms from oscillating on [lag-rod legs 30 as they move toward or from either chamber. And with the flag rods supported and guided both above'and below their connections with the diaphgrams there can be no torsional strains.

I shall now describe the connections be tween the flag rods and the slide valves.-

Seeured to the upper end of each rod is an arm 36, vhich arms in the present arrangement cross each other, with their free extremities connected by links 37 to crank arm 38 secured to the upper end of the relatively short crank shall 3f. the latter ha ving bear ing 39 at lower end as shown. The connection between links 37 and arm 39 by means of the adjusting device 40, whereby the speed at which the valves are moved may be varied.

A. characteristic of the invention is the mode of connecting the slide valves to the operating crank shaft 39. in the present embodiment, a relatively long arm 11 is socured to the side of each valve, the arms. being of suflicient length to cross each other crank.

owing to the convergence of the valves, and at the point where arms ll cross they extend through a guide 42 on the under side of bridge member 43, and this guide, together with tail rods all working through guides 45 at the rear end of the valves, hold the latter on the 'al\-. seats and in correct alinement.

The extremities of arms all are bent or curved at 41 and connected by links 6 with the crank of shaft P9. By thus elongating and bending the arms and connecting them by links with the operating crank, as distinguished from an iumiediate connection between the latter and/the valves. a substantially straight cent al pull or push resuits, there being no tendency to twist the valve on its seat and consequently no friction. A further and very important adantage is that with the connections wholly atthe sides of the valves the ports are in no way obstructed, leaving a perfectly free and open passage for the gas.

Several advantages result from the novel connecting means between the flag rods and crankshaft 39. With arms 36 crossing each other the flag rods may be straight, with bearings at. their lower ends in chambers 4' and l"), and being straight there are no such torsional 0r twisting strains as result when bent o1 curved rods are used, as in meters of former design; also there is no binding in stalling boxes 3". Also, the flag rods may be arranged quite close together without detracting from the necessary leverage, and being thus relatively close, the casting forming the central frame or body 2 may be narrower and hence less costly than heretofore. A further advantage is that the construction permits of relatively long crankconnecting links 37, with the result that one or the other of said links is always more nearly at right angles to cranlnarm 38 than if the links were relatively short, thereby eX- erting a more direct push or pull on the Also, with this construction when one of arms 36 and its link 37 are at the outward limit of their throw, as at the upper side of Fig. 3,an.d incapable of exerting propelling force, the other link 37 is almost at right. angles to crank 38 and in position to exert, direct propelling forceinuch more so than though said link were more nearly parallel to the crank.

To prevent the meter from running back 'ard, the pivoted counterweighted latch 47 is mounted on bridge 43 and simply turns down when arm 38 passes thereover, as in dotted lines in Fl 9, but if the arm should start to move in a reverse direction the latch would form a positive obstruction, as will be understood. 7

Pin 40 projects upwardly fr m the adjustable link connection 40 and engages crank 48: of arbor ll) which extends upeenesa r 1e "erin nceianisn ro 0 er'ttln tl itgist ,x l 1, it

shown.

I claim:

1. In a gas meter, a casing having a delivery chamber, measuring cl'nimliiers, and an outlet chamber, a valve seat for the (lelivery chamber having ports open to each of the measuring chambers and a port open to the outlet chamber, a valve actuating crank, an arm extending from the valve a distance greater than the distance between the valve and crank in any position, and a link connecting the extended portion of the arm and the crank.

2. In a. gas i'netcr, a casing having a dclivery chan'ibcr, measuring chambers, and an outlet chamber, chamber controlling valves, arms extending from the valves and crossing each other, a valve actuating crank. means connecting the crossed arms with said crank.

and crank actuating means.

I b t ween said crank and said crossed arms, arms extending from the valves and crossing each other. and connections between the last mentioned crossed arms and said crank.

4. In a gas meter, two casings or body parts titling together to inclose two measuring chambers, a rigid partition secured between the meeting tacos ot the casing parts and separating the measuring chambers with an opening formed through said partition, a flexible diaphragm, and means curing the diaphragm to the partition around said opening.

5. In a gas meter, two nmeasuring-chambcrs. a flexible diaphragm separating the chambers. a dag rod, an arm projecting from the [lag rod, a bracket secured to the diaphragm and having a bearing on the flag rod arm, arms carried by said bracket and projecting in opposite directions from a vcr tical line intersecting said hearing. and a two-arm guide mounted to swing in a fixed path in the direction in which the dirphragm moves with the arms of said guide in sliding engagement with the oppositely extending arms carried by said bracket.

ln testimony whereof l allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J A M [GS lt. A ltMS'lRONG.

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